As used in this part:

1. (1) “Birth admission” means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery prior to discharge;
2. (2) “Birthing hospital” means any hospital located within the State of Arkansas that delivers newborns;
3. (3) “Board” means the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Advisory Board, unless the State Board of Health or other board is specifically cited;
4. (4) “Department” means the Department of Health;
5. (5) “Follow-up care” and “follow-up screening” means the follow-up services provided by a licensed audiologist to diagnose a hearing loss;
6. (6) “Hearing loss” means an impairment that is a dysfunction of the auditory system of any type or degree sufficient to interfere with acquisition and development of speech and language skills;
7. (7) “Hearing screening” means a bilateral physiological measurement of hearing on a newborn or infant;
8. (8) “Infant” means a child thirty (30) days to twelve (12) months;
9. (9) “Newborn” means a child up to twenty-nine (29) days old;
10. (10) “Parent” means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or other legal custodian of a child;
11. (11) “Program coordinator” means the Department of Health Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program audiologist; and

12. (12) “Provider” means an audiologist licensed by the State of Arkansas who administers:

    1. (A) Initial newborn/infant hearing screenings upon referral from a hospital or physician; or
    2. (B) Follow-up screenings outside of the hospital setting.